Ornamental window lock



Dec. 15, 1942. w. L.. FITZPATRICK ORNAMENTAL WINDOW LOCK lFiled Dec. 18, 1941 Patented Dec. 15, 1942 UNITED sTATEs PATENT i OFFICE f ORNAMENTAL WINDOW LOCK William L. Fitzpatrick, Philadelphia, Pa.

Y Application December 18, 1941, Serial No. 423,547

1 Claim.

The invention relates to a window sash fastener, and it consists in the constructions, arrangements, and combinations herein described and claimed.

It is a particular object of the invention to provide a sash fastener of simplicity and eiliciency in operation and manufacture and in addition provide means for display of an ornamental design.

It is a further object of the invention to provide an ornamental design for windows which is incorporated in a window sash fastener, a portion of which functions to lock a pair of window sash frames against movement, yet readily movable to release the frames for movement.

Additional objects, advantages and features of invention will be apparent from the following description, considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawing. wherein Figurel is a fragmentary front elevation of a pair of sash frames having my fastener incorporated thereon.

Figure 2 is a vertical cross section on the line 2 2 of Figure l.

Figure 3 is a perspective View of the fastener.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the latch plate.

Attention is first invited to Figure 2 of the drawing, wherein there is shown a portion of window frame Ill having a pair of cooperable sliding sash frames II and I2, all of which may be conventional construction.

As may be seen in Figure 3, my fastener comprises a pair of base members I3 and I4 of substantially rectangular form, the end portions of which are provided with respective ears I5 aperi tured to receive fastening screws or the like I6. The base member I3 is securedto the lower rail of the upper sash II, while the base member I4 is xed to the upper rail of the lower sash I2 and are so positioned as to present mutually adjacent longitudinal edges in close abutting relation when the sash members are in closed position.

adapted to register with a similar opening I 9 formed transversely of the base member I3, but stopping short of the outer longitudinal edge of the base. A recess I8 is formed in the extension I'I aligned with the opening I9.

Slidably mounted in the opening I8 and recess I8 there is a latch plate 20 of a length less than the combined lengths of the openings I8 and I9, the outer end of the plate being provided with a right angularly extended portion 2|, which functions as an operating handle for sliding the plate as well as a stop to limit inward and outward movement of the plate as may be readily seen from Figure 2.

The plate 23 isvprovded with an opening 22 adapted to register with an opening 23 extending vertically of the base I3 for a purpose now to be explained.

Upon the upper face of the base member I3 there is secured an upstanding ornamental object 24, this in the present instance being shown in the form of a sail-boat, although various ornamental frames may be employed such as a lighthouse, fish, birds, and the like. A vertical bore 25 is formed through the ornament 24 aligned with the opening 23 of the base I3, and slidable within the bore 25, there is a rod 2B which terminates in an ornamental grip 21. The rod 26 is of a length so as to stop inwardly of the bottom of the base I3 when engaged through the openings 22 and 23.

As shown in Figure 2, the device is in closed or latched position, the latch plate 2U being extended across the sash rails II and I2, and the rod 26 extended through the apertures 22 and 23 of the latch plate and base member respectively. In such position both sash frames are securely held vagainst sliding movements. However, when it is desired to open a window it is only necessary to grasp the grip 21 and pull upwardly upon the rod so as to move it from engagement with the aperture 22 of the latch plate. The latch plate 20 may now be drawn outwardly as indicated in dotted lines in Figure 2, so Ias to fully disengage the slot I9 of the base I3, in which position either of the sash frames may be moved. To again latch the window, it is only necessary to close them, raise the rod 2S and slide the latch plate 20 to its innermost position which will align the openings 22 and 23. The rod 26 is now moved into the aligned openings and the latching operation is completed.

While I have shown and described a preferred `form of the invention, this is by way of illustration only, and I consider as my own all such modifications in construction as fairly fall within Athe scope of the appended claim.

I claim:

In a sash lock, Ia pair of base members, each being mounted on respective sash frames and positioned to register when the sash frames are in closed position, one of said base members having a transverse opening, the other of said base members having a medial rearward extension provided with a recess aligned With a transverse opening formed in said base member, said recess stopping short of the extremity of the extension to form a latch stop member, the transverse openings of the base members being in alignment in the closed positions of the sash frames, a latch plate slidable in said recess and through the aligned transverse openings of the base members so as to extend across the sash frames, said latch plate having an opening adapted to register with a vertically extended opening in the rst named base member, an upright element on said first base member having a bore in registry with the vertically extended bore of the rst named base member, a rod slidable through the bore for engagement through aligned openings of the first named base member and the latch plate, and said latch plate having a right angular extension forming a gripping means for moving the latch plate.

WILLIAM L. FITZPATRICK. 

